Glossary · Evaluations
Minimum trading days
- Also called
- minimum days
- trading day requirement
What it means
In a prop firm, a minimum trading days rule stops a trader from hitting the profit target in one session and passing immediately. The trader must keep the account active, usually with at least one trade per counted day, until the minimum is met.
Firms define a trading day differently: some count any day with an opened trade, others any day with a closed trade, and futures firms often use the exchange session rather than the calendar day. Some programs set no minimum at all and rely on consistency rules instead.
The same idea is applied at payout stage as a minimum number of profitable days, sometimes with a minimum profit per day to count.
Related terms
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Consistency rule
Evaluation
Profit target
Rules page
Payout cycle
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